Not Soon Parted
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool
in a mortar among wheat with a pestle,
yet will not his foolishness depart from him” (Prov 27:22).
We have a saying that you have probably heard before: “A fool and his money are soon parted.” In other words, unwise people make unwise choices with their money and quickly waste it. In this proverb we find that a fool and his foolishness are not soon parted.in a mortar among wheat with a pestle,
yet will not his foolishness depart from him” (Prov 27:22).

The writer says you could pound a fool and grind him into powder, but he would still cling to his folly. Foolishness simply flows from him. It is not a matter of just breaking a few bad habits, putting on some clean clothes, or trying to be a little nicer. It is part of his nature.
We have said many times that foolishness in the Bible is not stupidity, but ungodliness. An ungodly person cannot simply “clean up” his act and stop being ungodly. It is engrained in him. The only way for an ungodly person to become godly is through the work of God’s Holy Spirit. You may try to be a “good kid,” but unless you have put your faith in Jesus Christ, you are wasting your time. You cannot separate a fool from his foolishness.
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